Police orders unconditional bail for minor offences in Delta

Abdullateef Fowewe

The Delta Commissioner of Police, Olufemi Abaniwonda, has directed all Divisional Police Officers (DPOs) and officers across the command to grant unconditional bail to suspects involved in bailable offences, particularly simple offences and misdemeanors.

This directive, in compliance with the recent order from the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, is aimed at ensuring that individuals accused of minor infractions are not unlawfully detained overnight.

In a statement by the Police Public Relations Officer, Bright Edafe, citizens were advised to screenshot and save the announcement on their phones as a reference.

Edafe emphasised that suspects in such cases must not be made to sleep in police cells, provided they have a reliable surety.

“In compliance with the directive of the Inspector General of Police IGP Kayode Egbetokun Phd NPM, the Commissioner of Police Delta State CP Olufemi Abaniwonda has issued a firm directive to DPOs and officers of the command that henceforth all suspects involved in bailable offenses such as simple offenses or misdemeanors should be granted bail unconditionally and they must not be made to sleep in the cell. Screenshot this and keep it on your phone. Ensure that you have a reliable surety, please.

“For any breach of this directive, send a What’s App complaint with details to 09011112311,” the spokesperson wrote.